Nursing Department Manager - Operating Room (Los Angeles, CA)

• Oversee the delivery of nursing services and patient care around the clock, ensuring they meet cost, quality, clinical, and utilization standards.
• Establish and maintain patient care and service standards that meet the expectations of members and internal clients. Ensure compliance with regulations like the Nursing Practice Act, TJC, and other federal, state, and local requirements.
• Collaborate with Nursing Leadership to develop and implement strategic plans for integrated services across the continuum of care. Continuously improve clinical practices, services, and operations.
• Develop and monitor departmental budgets to ensure efficient use of human and material resources, reduce costs, and improve care quality.
• Monitors financial performance and identifies and implements strategies to reduce costs and improve quality of care/service.
• Determine the appropriate staff mix, and manage processes for hiring, training, and maintaining staff competency. Ensure ongoing staff development.
• Create and monitor policies and procedures that support organizational goals and ensure compliance with standards of care, fiscal management, and quality improvement activities.
• Handle human resource and risk management issues effectively.
• Promote and ensure a culture of safety within the department, adhering to safety standards and guidelines.
• Engage in leadership committees at various organizational levels.

• BSN, MSN is preferred
• At least 5 years of FT equivalent operating room RN experience in an acute care setting. Experience must be current or very recent. Not accepting surgery center experience.
• At least 3 years of FT equivalent RN Manager or Supervisor experience. Charge Nurse experience doesn’t meet this requirement (many times referred to as Clinical Coordinator experience). Experience must be current or very recent.
• Management experience in a union environment

• CA RN license.
• BLS
• CNOR

• Leadership experience is required and can be demonstrated by Clinical nursing leadership as a Charge/Senior RN, active participation on professional committees, holding a National Certification in a specialty, completion of a Leadership Development Program for RNs, or relevant experiential exposure to nursing leadership roles.
• Familiarity with the Nurse Practice Act, TJC, and other applicable local, state, and federal regulations.
• Strong interpersonal and management skills.
• Demonstrates the knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors necessary to provide high-quality and culturally sensitive service to colleagues, members, customers, contracted providers, and vendors.
• Must be capable of working in a collaborative Labor/Management Partnership environment.

Department: Health Science
This is a management position
This is a full-time position